Worg
- For the mob in Silverpine Forest, see Worg (mob).
Worgs (sometimes pluralized as worg) are a species of massive wolves found in Azeroth and Outland. Their packs are led by an alpha worg.[1] They don't hunt alone.[2]
They are the favored companions of orc and are fiercely loyal on the battlefield.[3] Some say the worg controlled by the Blackrock orcs in Burning Steppes are the creation of a supernatural force. Others say they are not true worgs but instead a breed of demon dog, granted to the orcs by a fallen pit lord. In reality, the worgs of Blackrock come from the den mother Halycon and her mate.[4] The worgs there are bred, trained, and ultimately exported from Blackrock Spire.[5]
In Outland, the Timber Worgs are one of Terokkar Forest's most dangerous predators.[6]
In the Fields of the Eternal Hunt, vrykul champions and beasts alike give a wide berth to the fearsome worg Fenryr, true master of the Fields, who stalks his prey and pounces with unnerving quickness.[7] There's an old vrykul saying that goes, "Let sleeping worgs lie, unless you don't want your face anymore".[8]
Notable
- Main article: Worg NPCs
As a mount
- Main article: Wolf mounts
As a companion pet
- Main article: Wolf#As a companion pet
[Worg Carrier] drops from Quartermaster Zigris in Lower Blackrock Spire.- Fjord Worg Pup can be captured in pet battles on the Isle of Spears in the Howling Fjord.
As a hunter pet
- Main article: Wolf#As a hunter pet
In the RPG
Worgs are large magical beasts growing 10 feet long and weighing over 1000 pounds. Like normal wolves, their pelts range in color from pitch black to gray, brown, and even snowy white. Worgs live for the hunt, both for the sheer joy of it and because their larger bodies require large amounts of meat. Some humanoid races value worgs as steeds due to their increased intellect, but a worg's foul disposition turns away many trainers. Instinctive pack hunters, worgs prefer to attack in tandem. They enjoy surrounding an opponent, tripping him up, and then attacking relentlessly as he tries to rise. A badly wounded worg usually flees.[9]
Trivia
- Garwal, a worgen wolfcultist in the Howling Fjord, uses worg form.
- The model introduced in Wrath of the Lich King is known as "saber worg".
- The Wargs, or Wild Wolves, are a race of fictional wolf creatures in J. R. R. Tolkien's books about Middle-earth. They are usually in league with the Orcs, whom they permit to ride on their backs into battle. (More generally, "warg" is also an Old English word for "large wolf".) The word was also used to describe Fenrir and his sons Sköll and Hati in Norse Mythology.
Speculation
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Worgen seem to be named after worgs, as such the wolf demigod Goldrinn could be a worg.
Gallery
Battle Worg in armor.
References
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[10-30] Brother Betrayers
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[25-30] Emergency Measures
- ^ [Worg Carrier]'s Pet Journal description
- ^ [59D] The Pack Mistress
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[59D] Put Her Down
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[Timber Worg Tail]
- ^ Fenryr's Adventure Guide description
- ^ Fjord Worg Pup's Pet Journal description
- ^ Monster Guide, pg. 145
External links
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